One Blackwater operative told a reporter on a flight home from the Middle East that he had served as a bodyguard, escorting American personnel along the extremely dangerous road from Baghdad's airport to the fortified Green Zone downtown.

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The first time I went to Baghdad, I could travel by road from the airport to the town...

BBC: Baghdad UN bomb blast 'hindered the UK's work'

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- The Iraqi Governing Council president warned Thursday that the road to Iraqi sovereignty could be delayed by trying to have direct elections for a transitional national assembly.

CNN: Iraq leader: Direct vote could delay handover